Posted on 03/09/2020 20:27
Hi We are looking to move from a tourer to a motorhome, while I am not disabled mobility can be an issue as I cannot walk long distances. All the sites that we would wish to book need to be close to a bus route or relatively short walk to town etc as we do not wish to move the motorhome once sited. Can you offer any advice wether to swap or stay with tourer. Thanks
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Posted on 04/09/2020 21:18 by hitchglitchWe tour mainly in Europe with the motorhome but don’t find lack of mobility a problem as we choose sites close to towns or public transport. We often stay for a couple of weeks in one location and only go off-site to do major shops. Fill up with water and discharge waste on the way back to the pitch.
Ditch the Aquaroll, Wastemaster etc., stick a bucket under the waste outlet and dispose in then hedgerows (on almost any site except club sites).
Everybody's different but after 25 years caravanning the motorhome gave us a new lease of life. If we want to explore cities or towns we do short hotel breaks. The motorhome is for countryside and enjoying the immediate environment.
Posted on 05/09/2020 09:28 by JVB66I take it when when you "dump" your waste in "hedgerows" it will not then include any fatty water that atracts flies which on less used pitches (not like both clubs and some comercial )has time to be dispered by rain
Posted on 05/09/2020 09:54 by EmilysDadI'm on a CL at the moment & all my grey waste is going straight to the fence at the edge of the pitch .... not even a hedge row. With the owners blessing. 😘
Posted on 04/09/2020 17:40 by KJR62The major issue is the hitch-up at present as we are both now not the fittest. The MH we have chosen after hiring MH is a Bessacar E460 as this has the same layout as our Coachman VIP 460. We are also thinking that in our mid sixties we need to try it now or never will and then regret it.
Posted on 05/09/2020 09:28 by JVB66I take it when when you "dump" your waste in "hedgerows" it will not then include any fatty water that atracts flies which on less used pitches (not like both clubs and some comercial )has time to be dispered by rain
Posted on 05/09/2020 19:39
We don’t have food or fat in the waste as, yes, it could create smells and attract flies. Agree also that in hot weather it may not be appropriate but generally the sites we use have generous hedgerows and grey waste disposal is not a problem. Sometimes we are close to a drain and will empty there. A pipe to the hedge is a good solution but we don’t carry those sorts of attachments.
Motorhomes have great waste storage tanks but they don’t tell you about the smells if you don’t empty them regularly.
KJR62